Camden, NY 13483 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Camden, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/10, roughly 255 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 156 frost-free days later.
Camden sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Camden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Camden compares
About 156 days separate Camden's last and first frost, putting it 33,659 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,309 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Camden's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Camden's dates instead of trusting one.